Christmas cards haven't been around forever, and they haven't always been filled with manger scenes. From Mental Floss, on Victorian Christmas cards being creepy:
Those more unusual Victorian Christmas cards may be off-putting today, but they capture a snapshot of history. If anything, they’re a reminder to be thankful that your annual batch of holiday greetings doesn’t include any nightmare-inducing imagery.
Murderous frogs, children boiled in teapots and a mouse riding a lobster are generally not images seen today on Christmas cards. But in Victorian times it was all par for the course.
This was thoroughly enjoyable. It was funny, but some of those cards were so unusual. Good thing the narrator had such a great sense of humor. Happy new week Nita.
Because this blog does not consist of a single focus topic I chose the name Divers and Sundry where "Divers" means being of many and various kinds, and "Sundry" means consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.
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...thanks for sharing this interesting video.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
DeleteThis was thoroughly enjoyable. It was funny, but some of those cards were so unusual. Good thing the narrator had such a great sense of humor. Happy new week Nita.
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas Spirit of Fun :)
DeleteThis sounded like it was narrated by Toby Jones. I loved this!
ReplyDeleteI got a kick out of it, too :)
DeleteFun to learn about those cards, I think I prefer the actual ones! Valerie
ReplyDeleteWell, they were actual cards back in the day...
DeleteThat’s a great collection of weird cards with a narrative that more than does justice to them. Thanks for finding such strange videos.
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday week!
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I got a kick out of it. I'm glad you liked it :)
DeleteMany thanks for sharing this video.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
You're welcome :)
DeleteCreepy, weird, and makes me wonder why I am British. It could be that these cards are the true symbols of Christmas!
ReplyDeleteAh, those Brits and their sense of humor lol
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